LAS VEGAS (NV) – The Delaware Valley College wrestling team, ranked eighth in Division III, posted a 1-3 record at the 2013 Desert Duals. The Aggies picked up a 24-13 triumph over Menlo College after dropping their first three matches to nationally-ranked foes in No. 26 Heidelberg College (20-19), No. 7 Coe College (21-15) and No. 1 Wartburg College (31-9).

Junior 125-pounder Zac Haynes had the biggest win of the entire tournament as he dominated the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class, Gilberto Camacho of Wartburg, en route to a 7-1 decision. Haynes went 3-1 on the day as he also had a 15-7 major decision win over Joe Brodman of Heidelberg and an 8-0 blanking of Coe's Tyler Endres. He improved his season record to 4-3.

Ninth-ranked Vinny Fava remained undefeated on the year as the junior 149-pounder went 4-0 to up his season mark to 13-0. He pinned Wartubrg's Mark Pinero in 80 seconds, earned a 22-7 technical fall victory over Coe's Josh Dinkle and notched a 15-4 major decision over Menlo's Jose Maldano.

Haynes and Fava's victories over Wartburg in the third team match of the day gave Delaware Valley a 9-7 lead over the defending national champions after four weight classes. However, the Knights took the last six weight classes with a pin, three major decisions and two decisions. Two of those final triumphs featured head-to-head battles of nationally-ranked wrestlers. At 197, Wartburg's Punahele Soriano, ranked third, edged sixth-ranked and returning All-American Aaron Karns, 7-4. Then at heavyweight, number three Ryan Frank pinned Delaware Valley Zach Roseberry, ranked seventh, in 4:57.

The Heidelberg match was the opening bout for both teams and the Aggies won five of the first six weights to build a 16-4 lead. In addition to wins from Haynes and Fava, Pat Davis picked up a 4-0 decision at 133 while returning All-American and fifth-ranked Emmanuel Ajagbe pinned Brian Brunner with 10 seconds left in their 157-pound match.

Heidelberg used a technical fall and two major decisions in the next three matches to take a 17-16 advantage. Karns regained the lead for the Aggies by blanking Jason Russell, 4-0. However, Heidelberg won the match thanks to a 6-4 triumph by Nino Majoy over Roseberry at heavyweight.

Haynes, Fava and David Davidson (141) helped Delaware Valley build an early 12-6 lead over Coe. Davidson's triumph was a big one as he earned a 3-0 decision over 10th-ranked Beau Westphal. However, Coe picked up decisions in five of the last six weights for the 21-15 triumph. Karns had the lone win for the Aggies in that run thanks to a 5-3 victory over Donnie Horner.

In the Menlo match, Delawarre Valley won six of the 10 weight classes, including a pin, a technical fall and a major decision. The pin came from Pat Davis in the first period of his 133-pound match against Juan Zorrilla while returning national qualifier Dallas Winston had the technical fall with a 16-0 blanking of Paul Bracamonte. Fava added the major decision which gave the Aggies the lead for good at 10-7.

Ajagbe earned a 10-6 decision over Christian Franks at 157 while Karns and Roseberry sealed the win with decisions over Ian MacIneirghe (6-4 decision) and Justin Harrison (4-1 decision) respectively. The victory gave Karns a 3-1 mark on the day and upped the junior's season record to 12-3.

Delaware Valley also had other wrestlers compete in matches that did not count toward the team's record but did count toward their individual statistics. Freshman 125-pounder Joshua Di Santo led the way on Saturday as he pinned all three of his opponents.


(NO. 26) HEIDELBERG COLLEGE 20, (NO.8) DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 19
125 – Zac Haynes (DelVal) by major decision over Joe Brodman, 15-7 (4-0 DelVal)
133 – Pat Davis (DelVal) by decision over Justin Kihn, 4-0 (7-0 DelVal)
141 – Ian Gillespie (Heidelberg) by major decision over David Davidson, 10-2 (7-4 DelVal)
149 – Vinny Fava (DelVal) by decision over Damon Cheek, 9-4 (10-4 DelVal)
157 – Emmanuel Ajagbe (DelVal) by fall over Brian Brunner, 6:50 (16-4 DelVal)
165 – Jeremy Stepp (Heidelberg) by technical fall over James Dugan, 21-5 (16-9 DelVal)
174 – Brennan Kelly (Heidelberg) by major decision over Dallas Winston, 20-12 (16-13 DelVal)
184 – Richard Dowdley (Heidelberg) by major decision over Connor Gabriel, 12-4 (17-16 Heid)
197 – Aaron Karns (DelVal) by decision over Jason Russell, 4-0 (19-17 DelVal)
285 – Nino Majoy (Heidelberg) by decision over Zach Roseberry, 6-4 (20-19 Heidelberg)

(NO. 7) COE COLLEGE 21, (NO.8) DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 15
125 – Zac Haynes (DelVal) by major decision over Tyler Endres, 8-0 (4-0 DelVal)
133 – Jimmy Gotto (Coe) by fall over Pat Davis, 6:57 (6-4 Coe)
141 – David Davidson (DelVal) by decision over Beau Westphal, 3-0 (7-6 DelVal)
149 – Vinny Fava (DelVal) by technical fall over Josh Donkle, 22-7 (12-6 DelVal)
157 – Dimitri Boyer (Coe) by decision over Emmanuel Ajagbe, 6-1 (12-9 DelVal)
165 – Farai Sewera (Coe) by decision over Nick Della Fera, 9-4 (12-12 DelVal)
174 – Ethan Ball (Coe) decision over Ben Schweiger, 5-2 (15-12 Coe)
184 – Ryan Sheldon (Coe) by decision over Connor Gabriel, 2-1 (18-12 Coe)
197 – Aaron Karns (DelVal) by decision over Donnie Horner, 5-3 (18-15 Coe)
285 – Cory Becker (Coe) by decision over Zach Roseberry, 4-2 (21-15 Coe)

(NO. 1) WARTBURG COE COLLEGE 31, (NO.8) DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 9
125 – Zac Haynes (DelVal) by decision over Gilberto Camacho, 7-1 (3-0 DelVal)
133 – Kenny Anderson (Wartburg) by decision over Pat Davis, 3-0 (3-3)
141 – Connor Campo (Wartburg) by major decision over David Davidson, 10-1 (7-3 Wartburg)
149 – Vinny Fava (DelVal) by fall over Mark Pinero, 1:20 (9-7 DelVal)
157 – Nicholas Michael (Wartburg) by decision over Emmanuel Ajagbe, 6-2 (10-9 Wartburg)
165 – Cole Welter (Wartburg) by major decision over Nick Della Fera, 8-0 (14-9 Wartburg)
174 – Landon Williams (Wartburg) by major decision over Ben Schweiger, 10-2 (18-9 Wartburg)
184 – Sam Upah (Wartburg) by major decision over Connor Gabriel, 9-1 (22-9 Wartburg)
197 – Punahele Soriano (Wartburg) by decision over Aaron Karns, 7-4 (25-9 Wartburg)
285 – Ryan Frank (Wartburg) by fall over Zach Roseberry, 4:57 (31-9 Wartburg)

(NO.8) DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 24, MENLO COLLEGE 13
125 – Troy Larkin (Menlo) by major decision over Zac Haynes, 16-6 (4-0 Menlo)
133 – Pat Davis (DelVal) by fall over Juan Zorrilla, 2:16 (6-4 DelVal)
141 – Steele Escobedo (Menlo) by decision over David Davidson, 4-2 (7-6 Menlo)
149 – Vinny Fava (DelVal) by major decision over Jose Maldano, 15-4 (10-7 DelVal)
157 – Emmanuel Ajagbe (DelVal) by decision over Christian Franks, 10-6 (13-7 DelVal)
165 – Eric Lopez (Menlo) by decision over Nick Della Fera, 7-1 (13-10 DelVal)
174 – Dallas Winston (DelVal) by technical fall over Paul Bracamonte, 16-0 (18-10 DelVal)
184 – Erick Parsons (Menlo) by decision over Connor Gabriel, 8-4 (18-13 DelVal)
197 – Aaron Karns (DelVal) by decision over Ian MacIneirghe, 6-4 (21-13 DelVal)
285 – Zach Roseberry (DelVal) by decision over Justin Harrison (Menlo), 4-1 (24-13 DelVal)